For the Summer of 2012 . . .
Here's a peek at what happens in Language Arts!
Reading: Textbooks that provide both fiction and nonfiction selections
Teacher Read-Alouds (both picture and chapter books)
Genre Studies including fairy tales, fantasy, mystery, and poetry
Monthly Home Reading Goals + April and May Book Projects
Dr. Seuss Read-In (March)
Reader's Theater Plays
Literacy Stations for Read-to-Self, Partner Reading, Word Work,
and Writing (Individual and Small-Group Instruction)
Skill Sheets for Word Recognition and Comprehension
Spelling: Dictation Spelling Sentences
Skills for proofreading and editing
Skill sheets for digraphs and vowel combinations
Writing: Emphasis on legibility and using lined paper for dictation
sentences in manuscript writing.
Emphasis on developing more independence during writers' workshop
(especially prewriting, skipping lines on rough drafts,
conferencing for revisions in blue ink, self- and peer-editing
in red ink, and final drafts in ink)
Second-semester cursive with lowercase letters grouped by type of
stroke.
Organization Skills: Use of folders and student planners
